How do I create multiple network connections on a single PC.

[WeRule]

Hi everyone,

Is there any way to use one or more network cards under NT to do the following. I need to be able to assign multiple IPs to one PC.

This is for reasons for testing software that would normally run on 25 PCs, but due to budget constraints, we need to do this on 3 to 6 PCs. We also need to use unique IPs for each software package.

do we need NT Server or is Workstation OK?

Any help is appreciated,
karl

 

[obenton]

Some OS's support more than one tcp/ip binding on a NIC. Not sure of NT4, but try it. Just add another tcp/ip protocol to the NIC and see if it takes. Might have to be in another subnet, however - try, and see.

 

[LANMAN]

NT will do this for you.. just assign whatever IP's you need to the indidual NIC's.

--LANMAN

 

[WeRule]

LANMAN:

That was exactly what I needed to do. I guess I'll do a follow up on a similar question, but without the first, there wouldn't be this:

Do cards exist that have multiple network connections that only take one slot?

Also:

Is it plausible to have, say, up to 8 connections on one PC with each connection having it's own unique IP?

I appreciate the help. This gives us the go-ahead to toss two NICs in one PC and trying to get two programs to each own there on unique IP.

THANK YOU,
Karl Herman

 

[obenton]

That's what we're referring to - assigning multiple tcp/ip bindings to one NIC, each tcp/ip binding having a different IP address. However, I don't believe two IP addresses in the same subnet are permitted in one computer, whether bound to the same NIC or multiple NICs, and if this is the case you would need several subnets to achieve the number of connections you want. Perhaps LANMAN can clarify this point.